Endangered Species

in the Etwinning

countries

Work made by Alpha Males:

Gonçalo Alves nº6

Mauro Caiado nº12

Ricardo Oliveira nº16

Ricardo Almeida nº17

Ricardo Machado nº18

11ªC

Endangered species?

In this presentation our group will talk about the most

endangered species in the Etwinning countries, Italy, Lithuania, Spain,

Poland, Portugal, Czech Republic and Turkey and the measures that

European governments and World Organizations had implemented to

protect this species. We will make some references to key

characteristics of these animals and we will show to this class the map

distribution of each one of these specimens in Europe. To add

information to our presentation, we will expose the researches that we

made about our animals to our colleagues and teacher.

Italy

Fin Whale

The fin whale is the second-largest living animal, after the blue whale and is a pelagic and coastal species, sometimes sighted in shallow waters. Fin whales are slimmer than blue whales and on average they have between 350-400 baleen plates (used by whales to filter their prey from the sea water) in their mouths.

Fin whales have a rare characteristic among mammals, known as asymmetrical pigmentation because they have different colors in both sides of their bodies.

This species is mostly sight as 1 individual but sometimes we can see them as a group of 6-7 and when is migration time they can form a group with 300 individuals. The main reasons for the disappearing of fin whales are water pollution on their habitat, ship strikes, accidental catch in fishing wire and whaling, particularly in Iceland, despite the fin whale status as “Endangered”.

To protect fin whales the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, ISPRA, created a Zone of Environmental Protection and the International Whaling Commission has set a zero limit for fin whale catches in the North Atlantic Sea and in the Southern Hemisphere.

Fin Whale

Map distribution

Lithuania

Grey Seal

Grey Seal

The grey seal is a mammal exclusive of Baltic Sea and North Atlantic. With conservation actions the number of grey seals has increased in Baltic Sea in the last 5 years.

The main threats to the Grey Seal are illegal fishing; fishermen accidentally caught the Grey seal in their fishing nets, pollution of water, feeding predation and destruction of their habitat.

To save the Grey seal the WWF created and protected new areas, which cover the most important resting islets of grey seals, stabilize populations and awareness through educational activities the situation of the Grey seal and the need to protect them.

Map distribution

Spain

Imperial Eagle

Imperial Eagle

The imperial eagle is a bird of prey exclusive of Western Mediterranean and one of the world's rarest birds of prey. The conservation actions have helped the recovery from 100 pairs to 230 pairs in the last years. Nowadays its estimated that may exist 2-5 pairs in Spain. The main threats to the Imperial are electrocution on power lines, destruction of their habitat, decline of its main prey the rabbit and poisoning and poaching that are directly related to humans. To save the Imperial Eagle the WWF want to understand the current situation of Imperial Eagle, and study the various hazards that affect their survival, sensitize the authorities and general public on the threat situation in which this species lives and work to increase the number of Imperial Eagles.

Map distribution

Poland

Eurasian Lynx

Eurasian Lynx

The Eurasian Lynx, is one of three large predators living in Poland. Hunting, poaching and deforestation led to the almost total extinction of lynx in western Europe. Currently in Poland there are about 200 lynx. Since 2007 the WWF works actively to protect the lynx and his reintroduction project leads in the Masurian woods.

Increasing human pressures on the environment causes the fragmentation of lynx through the construction of large tourism investments and the creation of more and denser road network. In this way the living space is bad to access to natural food. To save the polish lynx the WWF work in cooperation with leading partners in the reintroduction of the species in the country.

Map distribution

Portugal

Iberian Lynx

Iberian Lynx

The Iberian lynx occupies only areas of Portugal and Spain and is listed as the most endangered carnivorous in Europe and the most endangered feline in the world and has recently been classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as critically endangered. The last census indicates that the total workforce will be below the 150 adults.

In Portugal the territories of historical distribution of the species are: Monchique Natural Park of the Guadiana Valley, Moura, Barrancos and Malcata.

The Iberian lynx is a species in a state of great vulnerability to the effects which may be change, including:

· Destruction of Habitat for Forest Fires;

· Shortage of food for disease outbreaks in prey species;

· Or a combination of both, the effect of desertification;

The sustainable management of agro-forestry, hunting and restoring habitat of the species, are considered by WWF as the priority objective to enable the conservation of the Iberian lynx in Portugal.

Map distribution

Czech Republic

Saker Falcon

Saker Falcon

Map distribution

Short-beaked

common dolphin

Turkey

Short-beaked common

dolphin The short-beaked common dolphin is one of

three dolphin species living in Turkish seas.

Hunting marine mammals is forbidden in Turkey since 1983, making dolphins protected by law from being hunt. These dolphins, however, are facing increasing pressure from unsustainable fisheries, habitat destruction, illegal killing, expanding tourism, and the growing risks of offshore oil and gas exploration. In 2003 WWF made the short-beaked common dolphin enter in the most endangered species list.

Today WWF is working with countries, including Turkey, to promote effective conservation measures to protect these endangered dolphin species.

Final Conclusions

Protecting an endangered species, be it animal or a plant goes

way beyond not killing it. We may not be able to protect all species from

extinction, and typically the endangered species is not of great impact on

the ecosystem, simply because very small numbers of any species have

almost negligible effect on the ecosystem, but that’s not an excuse to not

try to do it. Every species has its place in the cycle of life, when one is

eliminated a part of the ecosystem dies as well, the ecosystem that we are

living on.

The endangered species can be a reminder of what we are doing

to the ecosystem.

Protect the world, because the world is our home!!

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